Hotel Presidente holiday reviews

Date of trip: 06/12/2018

Number of people: 2

"Thumbs up
• Location : Right in the middle of San Jose.
• Staff : Very helpful reception staff.
Thumbs down
• Atmosphere : The hotel layout and decor had an industrial feel to it which made the whole building feel a bit sterile.
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Date of trip: 19/08/2018

Number of people: 3

Date of trip: 07/08/2018

Number of people: 2

"Good location for exploring San Jose, very central. Clean and interesting communal areas. Didn’t eat in the restaurant as went out, but breakfast was excellent, buffet with great choice to suit any palate. Ate at The Patio restaurant opposite the hotel and would recommend."

Date of trip: 25/07/2018

Number of people: 3

Date of trip: 02/06/2018

Number of people: 2

"Friendly hotel in great central location with yummy breakfasts - particularly the fresh omelettes.
Suited us perfectly as we could easily walk around the city and felt we made maximum use of our limited time in San Jose."

Date of trip: 09/05/2018

Number of people: 2

Date of trip: 02/05/2018

Number of people: 2

"A very brief visit. Too tired to appreciate much I'm afraid. Good breakfast, helpful staff and good location if we had had longer. Our room had a frosted window so very little natural light, but as we were only there for an overnight stay, this did not matter."

Date of trip: 11/04/2018

Number of people: 1

Date of trip: 02/04/2018

Number of people: 2

Date of trip: 02/04/2018

Number of people: 4

"A nice hotel in the heart of San Jose. We arrived late and left very early so I cannot comment on the breakfast. They told us there would be coffee for us before we leave but unfortunately the thermos flask was empty. The staff was friendly and the communal areas of the hotel were beautiful. Our room was sufficient but not nearly as nice as at the Studio Hotel. "

Date of trip: 30/03/2018

Number of people: 2

Date of trip: 28/03/2018

Number of people: 3

"City centre location meant we could at least get a sense of this bustling city at night, even if our schedule didn't give us time to explore fully. Comfortable. Friendly. The breakfast display was possibly the best of the holiday and certainly gave us a good introduction to Costa Rican food."

Date of trip: 15/03/2018

Number of people: 2

Date of trip: 10/03/2018

Number of people: 2

"Close to main museums and markets
Nice rooftop bar/restaurant and good reception
Pleased to be there only one night as facilitated airport transfer
Traffic in San Jose hellish
advice to other travellers dont wear jewelry or carry expensive items."

Number of people: 2

Date of trip: 06/02/2018

Number of people: 2

"We were given a double bed, though we had
asked for a twin. They moved us to a twin room immediately.
Neither of us keen on air conditioning, but
we had to use this as window wouldn’t open. Otherwise, the room was clean and
acceptable. We ate dinner in the city (Sylvestre’s – excellent) and the hotel
breakfast was perfectly adequate."

Date of trip: 18/01/2018

Number of people: 2

"Functional and friendly. A couple of good Argintian restaurants nearby. San Jose is a bit of a dump. Traffic from the airport is a nightmare as the plane gets in around 4:30 pm. If staying in the area it is best to stay elsewhere than travel towards San Jose."

Date of trip: 18/11/2017

Number of people: 4

Date of trip: 17/08/2017

Number of people: 3

"The personnel were polite and the room was clean and functional.
Only water was provided in our room.
The rooftop bar was friendly and the food nice. Breakfast was brilliant.
Although the hotel itself was good, the location was awful. We felt uncomfortable walking around the streets and there was nowhere to eat (that we could find) which meant to had to eat at the hotel.
The initial transfer to the hotel from the airport took over 2 hours in awful traffic because we were dropping off at different hotels and seemed to spend an interminable time at the same roundabout. The same journey took only half an hour in reverse. As there was nothing in central San Jose for us, we would have been happy staying in a hotel closer to the airport."

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Number of people: 2

"Large, comfortable and clean rooms. Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent breakfast but evening menu basic and limited; however plenty of local restaurants in the immediate area. Good hotel for its purpose, i.e. transfer hotel. Centre of San Jose which, for us was preferable to some of the plusher ones on the outskirts. Meant we could spend a few hour exploring the commercial centre of San Jose."

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Time: GMT -6 hours

Flight time: The flying time is about 12 hours from the UK. There are now direct flights from the UK using British Airways. We work with all the major airlines and can offer flights from the UK or via the USA, Panama or a European hub. With the connection times you are looking at around 15 or 16 hours.

Language: Spanish is the official language. English is widely spoken throughout Costa Rica

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